Meaning & use
Fussed
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Showed unnecessary or excessive concern over small details or trivial matters.
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She fussed over the seating chart for hours before the wedding.
He fussed with his tie until it was perfectly straight.
A note on using this word
In British informal usage, "not fussed" means not caring either way about something, as in "I'm not fussed which restaurant we choose."
Words with a similar meaning
frettedworried
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Words with an opposite meaning
relaxed
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